75 HARD, MEDIUM, OR SOFT?
YO! Many of you have asked me about the 75 Hard post I made a few weeks ago. Due to this, let me share with you a few things that may help clarify some things.
The #1 message I want to communicate here is YOU DO YOU.
I will be doing the 75 Hard challenge starting on January 15. It will be challenging for me for sure, but I feel it’s the perfect challenge for me based on where I am in my life. It will certainly stretch me mentally and physically, and it will help me grow as a person. As you guys know all too well, personal growth is of the utmost importance to me.
If you are of the mindset where you are looking to grow mentally, physically, and emotionally in the new year, realize that 75 Hard could be the plan for you, depending on where you are in your own life. But if you’re not there… what about:
- 75 Medium?
- 75 Soft?
- 75 You?
What do I mean?
10’s of thousands of people have realized they wanted to do this challenge, but also realized that they were not in a place to do the challenge as it is currently stated. Due to this, what has evolved is that many people are creating challenges that mimic 75 Hard but with goals that are attainable for them. Let’s look at each of the requirements for the challenge and consider how you could modify it.
Water Intake:
75 Hard says 1 gallon of water a day. If you can do that, then do it. But if you struggle to drink enough water now, what would be a goal that could stretch you? ½ gallon? ¾ of a gallon? Pick an amount and go get it!
Reading:
75 Hard says 10 pages of reading a personal/professional development book a day. Do you read a lot now? If so, 10 pages will be nothing. Do you read occasionally? Maybe try five pages a day? Have you never picked up a book? TRY READING 1 PAGE A DAY!
Workouts:
75 Hard says two daily workouts, 45 minutes each, 7 days a week, with at least one being outdoors. This is HARD. If the idea of 14 workouts a week makes you sick, what’s a goal that would challenge you, that would stretch you, from where you currently sit? Perhaps it’s one workout a day, 7 days a week. Perhaps it’s strength training 3 days a week and cardio 7 days a week. Perhaps you are the most inactive person ever, and you know you need to change something. What about investing in a pedometer and having a goal of 10,000 steps a day? (Side note . . . did you know that researchers have discovered that depression can be correlated to step count?) I can help you with this!
Eating:
75 Hard calls for a purposeful diet that removes ultra-processed food, all sweets, and all alcohol. For many of you, this may be easy. Personally, this will REALLY CHALLENGE me, but I’m excited to try and see if I have the mental toughness to do it. If a diet like this scares you, find something that will challenge you based on where you currently are. Perhaps it’s allowing yourself 1 day per week for a drink or a sweet. Perhaps it’s a level of intermittent fasting. There are so many options to create something that will stretch you based on where you are currently. I can help you with this!
Selfie:
I don’t think this one gets enough credit. Being disciplined to take a picture every morning to track your physical progress over the 75 days can be very beneficial. But again . . .YOU DO YOU. If you are not into this, what could you do daily to track progress? What about weighing yourself daily?
Anyways, realize that the goal here is to really challenge yourself mentally and physically so you can grow, mentally and physically. If this sounds interesting, create a 75 YOU plan. Test it out for a few days so you have clarity with what you need to tweak come January 15th
Check out the 75 medium and 75 soft challenges that people like you have put together to push themselves. Follow #75medium and #75soft on social media.
If you need help with it, let me know!
